Chords of: Starting Over by: Mr.Children. (C#, F#, Bbm7, Ab) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Starting Over” by Mr.Children is in Db Major and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, Bbm7, Ab.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F# → C# → Ab → F# → Ab → F# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:45 | 16% |
| F# | 0:31 | 11% |
| Bbm7 | 0:28 | 10% |
| Ab | 0:22 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 7% |
| Ab7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Ebm7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| C#maj7 | 0:18 | 6% |
C# – Ab6 – C# – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab – F# – C#/G# – Ab – C# – Dm7b5/C – Bbm7 – C#/G# – Ebm7 – C#/G# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Ebm – Daug – F#/C# – Cm7b5 – Ab7 – Fm – F# – Fm – F# – Ab7 – C# – Fm – Bbm7 – Fm – Ebm7 – Fm7 – F# – Gdim – Abm7b5 – …
